Mukkur Legacy Preserved

[Guest guest]

Sri Mattapally NaaTam PranathOsmi Nithyam Namaha

 

Dear Friends,

 

On behalf of the members of Sri Mukkur Swamy's Nrusimha Kudumbam

adiyEn is pleased to share with you The HINDU's review of "Sri Mukkur

Nruhari Hrudhayam" - CDrom on Sri Mukkur Swamy that was released by

the TRUST.

 

The review was featured in today's (Friday Dec 21,2001) issue.

 

With Kindest Regards

 

adiyEn

 

Rajagopalan, Srinivasan

 

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Mukkur legacy preserved

 

 

 

MUKKUR SRI Lakshminarasimhachariar Swami needs no introduction to

Asthikas and it will be presumptuous to detail the life and

achievements of a person who was a one-man institution and an

acknowledged authority on the Ubhaya Vedanta scriptures and

tradition. The devout fraternity is still trying to cope with the

harsh reality that he is not in their midst today.

 

They will find solace in the rich legacy that he has left behind in

the form of the idol of Lord Lakshminarasimha, which was instrumental

in the performance of more than 100 Swati Mahayajnas all over the

country, audio-visual recordings of his inimitable discourses and

writings which have been published as books.

 

More than anything else a dedicated group of devotees has pledged to

carry on the mission had undertaken. Towards this end the Sri Swati

Narasimha Maha Yajna Trust has been instituted by his family and

devotees at New No. 34 (Old No.24), Venkatesan Street, T. Nagar,

Chennai-600017. Tel: (044) 4353704

 

The Trust has been founded with the main objective of continuing the

daily Aradhana of the Lakshminarasimhan idol and that of other

Divyadesa deities he personally worshipped. It proposes to also

publish Mukkur Swamy's works in other languages, construct a Yajna

Vatika at Mattapalli Maha Kshetram, Nalgonda District, Andhra

Pradesh, promote Vedic research and build a library to house his

personal collection of rare books. The Trust solicits support for

these activities.

 

CD-ROM

 

 

For the benefit of those who wish to relive their first-hand

experiences of the Swami and his discourses and also for those who

may not be familiar with them, the Trust has brought out a multimedia

CD-ROM (PC compatible) entitled Sri Mukkur Nruhari Hrudayam, which

was released on the day of Swathi Nakshatram, September 20, at Sri

Narasimha Swami temple at Sri Mattapalli Maha Kshetram. (For copies

contact by e-mail: vayasya & trust) This CD

can be used only in a computer with a CDROM, sound card and speakers

and cannot be viewed in a home VCD system. A Java-enabled web

browser, audio player and PDF reader are the software necessary to

use this CD.

 

Within the limitations of the memory available (700 MB), this CD

attempts to encapsulate the lifetime achievements of Mukkur Swami and

hence one hopes will be a precursor to more of the kind.

 

It contains over 600 minutes of the Swamy's mellifluous voice

glorifying the Lord and His Consort, his Acharya, the Vedic tradition

and preceptors, besides his discourses in Tamil, rendition of Ghanam,

Vedas and some esoteric hymns in Sanskrit and Telugu composed by him

spontaneously on numerous occasions.

 

There are more than 500 photographs vividly capturing his

multifaceted personality besides 100 pages of text that includes the

Sthalapuranam of Mattapalli Kshetram which was the nucleus of the

Swami's multifarious religious activities.

 

Altogether a veritable treasure trove made available free of cost

with the sole intention of sharing Mukkur Swamy's spiritual legacy

with one and all.

 

 

 

 

SUDHAKSHINA RANGASWAMI